randomly snarky

Did you even notice I was gone? Of course you did. Some of you even wrote to tell me about it. Thank you. But I knew, oh yes, I knew I wasn't blogging. My MovableType publishing tools have been down for well over a week!

Getting the right help from my Web host, Yahoo!, was difficult to say the least. But, I won't complain too much (for now) as in the end they fixed the issue for me. Something about a mySQL database? Whatever.

While everything was down I decided to move from MT to WordPress. I may still do that, but at least it won't be while I'm under the gun, so I can study a bit more about porting my old content.

Lots to catch up on! In the meantime, I am a happy clam.

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Blog blogging is a cheap excuse to avoid original writing. Hey, I'm busy. But at least I'm not cheesy on the outside like some people. 

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A murder would be nice, of course... but don’t let him make you his mare.
In a word, awesome.

Act 1 of Doctor Horrible's blog is out today, July 15.

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I went down to a local AT&T store this morning a little after 10. I counted about 30 people on line and they were also coming in behind me. Shortly after I walked up, the man in front of me yelled out loudly and suddenly (tourrets came to mind), “Do they have more phones?!?” to no one in particular.

Two women at the head of the line turned and explained they did, but only the 8 gig models, and probably only enough for the first few people in the line. One of them said the AT&T employees were coming out every 30 mins or so to provide updates. The women said they’d been there since 7am. I figured I’d wait for the next update.

Five or six people dropped out of the line, including the random shouter who left with a grunt.

A few minutes later an employee came out to tell us they were down to just a couple of phones, but they may have just received a shipment (deliveries can be so confusing). He promised to come back and update us soon. In the meantime, he said, another local AT&T store had just run out, but the nearest Apple store had “tons,” but there were also several hundred people already on line.

At this point 7 or 8 more people dropped off the line....

It had only been about 20 minutes and I was doing email on my work-issued AT&T Blackberry, but began to theorize they may determine I’m a “current customer” even though my personal account is Sprint, and screw me out of the new customer pricing. I put the Blackberry away.

The friendly employee came back out and announced they were completely out of stock, but there were options! The store will get more phones on Saturday and Monday, so lining up again is one option. The Apple store is an option… and direct fulfillment is an option. All you have to do is set up your account, pay for the phone, and they guarantee delivery in 7-10 days.

Great option! Get all the paperwork out of the way and have the phone soon.
 
But waiting 7-10 days was not good enough for 20 or more whining jackasses who bailed. Status obsess much? Thanks for getting out of my way though – I was in and out within the next 30 minutes.

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Use your keyboard, or mouse over the letters on screen, to choose your music and to make this little fuzzy stickman go! Note: Using the keyboard allows you to synch with the music and for him to display more rhythm, which is important for his ego.

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I’m a horrendous mobile keyboardist, unable to text message without a series of typos. I prefer quality typing of course, but the keys of my Blackberry are small and my nails are very long, which is, by the way, fine for full-sized keyboards.

Sadly, my friends and colleagues consistently point out the typos, which is unnecessary and very annoying. They all suck.

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While I have no reason to feel this way (or do I?), I love the idea of an eye floating in space.

There's references to this one as the "Eye of God," but it's not spiritual for me - just cool looking.

And just to emphasize my geekiness, I confess to having a variety of photos from Hubble framed and hanging in my home office. (G)eek!

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When I get into conversation about this blog, I generally say it’s not a work-related or industry blog, or one where I dive too deeply into my personal life. The description is pretty accurate, if not very telling.

Working in the industry has taught me many lessons but two particularly relevant here: What you post publically or privately on the Internet is, or can easily become, public. I enjoy the illusion of privacy as much as you do, but if you don’t want something to be read by X person or XYZ people, from your past, present or future, control yourself.

Secondly, there is an unbelievable mass of information in and around the online space, from technology to regulatory concerns, including entire industries built to support or utilize the Internet. I leave the challenge of distilling that noise to the professional bloggers, who I deeply appreciate and rely on for the latest buzz, reviews, and trend spotting.

Presumably the name and the content of my blog provide any needed context. I enjoy the outlet and the dialogue sparked with other bloggers and readers, a nice mix of friends and people I only know online. Which is okay by me.

Let's call it recreational blogging. And now, two years in, I've posted the requisite "about this blog" post. Thank you, and good night.

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